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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

939 AM MST SAT JUL 29 2006



AZC003-009-019-021-023-291730-

GRAHAM AZ-COCHISE AZ-SANTA CRUZ AZ-PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

939 AM MST SAT JUL 29 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM MST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ...

NORTHWESTERN COCHISE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...



AT 936 AM MST...AT 940 AM MST...FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN PINAL 

COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ...NORTHWESTERN COCHISE AND 

SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES 

INDICATE THAT BETWEEN ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ON 

TOP OF THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST TWO DAYS...WILL LEAD TO 

SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IN WASHES DRAINING OUT OF THE SURROUNDING 

MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS STREETS WERE FLOODED AND CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE 

TUCSON METRO AREA.



ALL WASHES AND STREAMS ACROSS THE TUCSON METRO AREA WILL HAVE 

SIGNIFICANT WATER FLOWS THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.



THE ARAVAIPA CREEK WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FLOW AND APPROACH FLOOD 

STAGE NEAR MAMMOTH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WATER WILL CAUSE A 

SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FLOWS IN THE SAN PEDRO RIVER FROM MAMMOTH 

NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 



THE CIENEGA CREEK NEAR SONOITA WILL REMAIN ABOVE BANKFULL THROUGH 

THE DAY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 TO 1.0 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3175 11151 3157 11066 3174 11001 3295 11018

      3322 11040 3262 11132



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